Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-23
THE LEGISLATURE TAKES AN Elk
CURSION;

From the Garden City Daily Sentinel.
The people of the city of Wichita in
vited the assembled wisdom Of the state of
visit them, and afler due deliberation the
legislature accepted. The members of the
senate and house Will make the trip 10
Wichita, enjoy her hospitality, view her
busy streets and all the evidence of her
wonderful growth and then on the return
trip visit Hutchinson, Mcpherson, Salina,
Abilene ard various Intermediate points,
and get back to their work next Monday
rested and refreshed, it is hoped, to take
up tie business of the session with in
creased Vig0r.
We notice that some Of the eastern
papers are disposed to growl at this eXcur-
sion. but they should call 10 mind the old
saw that all work and no play makes
Jack duh boy The legislative Jacks
have been hard a work now for full more
ihsn a month and who can wonder that
they should desire little recreation? We
are heartily glad they are to visit Wichita,
for that booming city Is IN the great Ar
kansas valley, only about two hundred
miles down stream from our Garden City
Of the west and few years agoit was con
sidcrcd entirely beyond the limits of practi-
cal farm settlement. surrounded by dry and
barren country that could only be made
useful rs grazing ground in summer for
cattle that wuuid have 10 be driven farther
east 10 he wintered and fattened upon the
corn raised in the more favored eastern
counties where the good Lord condescended
TO send q more ample supply of rain.
The majority Of the members of the
legislature are from those older counties.
and as vet many of them have but dim
/ comprehension of the growth and
resources of the western half oi
the state. Now what will they see in
/ few hours ride? Passing through Bur
| lingame With It's 5000 Inhabitants. =
/ Usage City with 1000, Emporia with 10.
coo Streng City. Florence and Peabody
With 1000 or more each. and Newton
with full 1.00O,--they viii arrive at Wich
/ tia to find young metropolis OF %. 900
with all the appliances that mark an All
vaGced civilization. including ample hete
! accommodations, tne opera house aud ali
the belongings of city life. where If
/ teen years ago could be seen only few
wooden frame shantics, and few scores Gt
people.
OF their reception by the people of such
a city it is mol necessary 10 speak. l. vii
| be all that the occasion calls for and so fal
as speech making or creature comforts arr
! concerned they VIII be entertained as the
great Queen Elizabeth could not have
been in her proude>t provincial cities oI
even in London itself Rcsuming then
Journey they viii pass up the same grea
| Arkansas Valley through the ciiits ot
Halstead q .0e0), NicSerson q 200. Hutch
inSon (6.0U0) TO Sterling wiki 1900 ana
thence by new railroads through Lyon,
| Il .000l. Mcpherson $500 10 the hansa
Valley and the line of the Union Pacific
passing the thriving cities of Salina. Abb
lene Junc:ion City. Manhattan, with abou
5000 Inhabitants each. with half doZei
pr more 3 little less prominent and popu
lous To resume their legislative duties, W
hope, with better understanding Of III
newer section OF the great state they ar
making laws for. We should have bee
delighted indeed, if they could have take
The tine to come two hundred miles ful
Their west, SO as 10 take more esteIde